Facts on Opioids and Pregnancy from a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Attorney Tennessee Trusts Opioid use is dangerous during pregnancy. As a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome attorney Tennessee trusts, I want to give you the facts about opioids and pregnancy. A child in the womb can become addicted to opioids if its mother uses them while pregnant. This means that the child will suffer agonizing and painful withdrawal during the first days and weeks of its life as it detoxes from the drugs it has become dependent on. Infant dependency can also occur if a mother takes opioids while breastfeeding her child. But, the harm done by opioids doesn’t stop after the withdrawal is complete. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Securing Your Trampoline and Swimming Pools Against Lawsuits The days are getting warmer and many of us are ready to spend some quality time outdoors. As you look forward to all the pool parties and barbecues that summer brings, you should also make sure that if you’re hosting an outdoor gathering, you understand how to keep guests safe, and what can go wrong if you don’t. Many of the cases our personal injury lawyers take on involve premises liability, a legal concept that comes up when swimming pool injuries and other accidents take place on someone’s property. Some of the best parts of spring and summer — pool parties and trampoline sessions, namely — can involve premises liability claims. Own
Transcript: Hello, I’m Darrell Castle. I’m a bankruptcy attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee. I’ve been doing this for a long time, folks, 38 or 39 years, and in my practice, oftentimes people will ask me a question: “If I’m past due on my taxes, if I owe taxes I can’t pay, can you help me? What should I do?” And my answer to that is that there are some things I can do, there are options that you have available to you. Let’s say, for example, that you have taxes that are due for the tax year 2014 and earlier. And that you filed your return on time. You filed your returns for those
When you owe back taxes, this time of year can feel particularly stressful — but it doesn’t have to. Bankruptcy is a viable path to tax debt relief, and, depending on your circumstances, it could be a powerful solution for you. Watch my video to learn more about getting out of tax debt with a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. Chapter 7 Owe taxes from 2014 or earlier? As of April 15th of this year, they will be dis-chargeable in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which allows you to get rid of unsecured debts like taxes, credit card bills, and medical debt without paying them back. It does not matter how many years of taxes you owe as long as you
Of all that bankruptcy can offer, perhaps the most important is the freedom to create any financial future you want. While many of our clients are apprehensive about what life will look after they file, the fact remains that bankruptcy is a new beginning. Rebuilding doesn’t happen overnight, but with determination, you can focus your finances and live the future you’ve dreamt of, restoring your credit rating and buying a home or car. Here are some successful strategies we’ve used with past clients to help them get there. Restoring Your Credit Rating Many people worry that bankruptcy will destroy their credit. On the contrary, it is a great opportunity to clean your financial slate from debt and rebuild your credit.
Nursing homes can be a place of great risk for your elderly loved ones. The facilities are commonly understaffed and, as a result, the staff are overworked. To help insure that your loved ones are being properly cared for, pay attention to the following signs and symptoms when visiting your loved one in order to help identify inadequate care that may be putting them at risk for even more health problems. Poor personal hygiene When nursing home staff are overworked, the patient’s personal hygiene needs are often neglected. If your loved one is not getting regular bathing and dental care, that may be indicative of larger problems with their care. Be sure to let the nursing home facility know, in
What We Can Learn from a Recent Social Security Disability Case A few years back, we helped a client who we’ll call Janet appeal a disability claim. Her Social Security Disability case shows why it’s important to have a seasoned attorney on your side who’s willing go the extra mile. The Initial SSDI Application Many people applying for disability are tempted to go through the process on their own, but unfortunately the Social Security Administration rejects the vast majority of these applications for one reason or another. Janet originally filed for disability by herself in December due to debilitating headaches, fibromyalgia, and mental health issues related to the pain of inflammatory polyarthritis. She alleged the disability began in early November
As any good Estate planning lawyer can tell you, if you are facing bankruptcy, you are likely concerned about what will happen to any of the assets and property you own. For people who have set up trusts as part of their estate plan, the thought of filing bankruptcy can be particularly stressful worrying about what will happen to those funds. When an individual files for bankruptcy, the bankruptcy court will assign a trustee who will oversee all of your assets and may be able to take those assets which are not protected in order to sell off to pay any creditors the bankruptcy filer has. Assets which are exempt from bankruptcy and are protected from the trustee may include
When you are deep in the throes of debt, many things seem impossible: The house you’ve always dreamt of owning. The ability to save money, invest, or take risks. The freedom to build your future. Perhaps worst of all, a clean slate seems utterly unimaginable — many people debilitated by debt believe it’s impossible to turn their lives around. I’ve seen again and again that bankruptcy is a way out. It stops the devastation of debt in its tracks and offers the second chance that once seemed impossible. I’m saying that not only as a bankruptcy lawyer, but also as a father, husband, and friend. My wife and I keep in touch with many of my clients, and I’ve watched
While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides protection for employees with disabilities and aims to prevent discrimination the workplace, there are limits to ADA protections that employees should know about. First, the ADA does not limit an employer’s right to evaluate an employee’s conduct or performance, as long as the conduct rule in question is job-related and consistent with a business necessity. More importantly, the ADA may not provide protection for violating workplace conduct rules, even if the conduct is a result of a disability. Although requesting a reasonable accommodation may remedy disability-related conduct issues, there are circumstances where disability-related conduct violations may lead to termination. The “job-related and consistent with a business necessity” requirement will usually always be